Ms. Disman's Creative Writing students are working on argumentative writing today. They had lots of discussions and editing help from their peers.
On Monday, we continued our Black History Month celebrations. We wore shirts for different HBCUs!
We are participating in the 2023 Charter School Teacher Fair this Saturday, March 4. Please share the information with any interested teaching applicants! Thank you!
Many of our 6th grade classes created special door decorations for Black History Month. Check out Ms. Thierry's Black History Month door!
It's not too late to sponsor our annual Crawfish Boil! The deadline has been extended to Wednesday, March 1.
Sponsorships start at $100.00 and can represent individuals, families, businesses, or groups. Each sponsorship comes with special benefits such as food tickets, brand new Willow School swag, or fence signage to show our appreciation.
🌟We are also looking for in-kind donations of delicious food, paper products, tents and game prizes! 🌟
Your sponsorship is tax-deductible and supports our school. You can purchase your sponsorship here or mail a check made to "Willow School PTSA" to 7315 Willow St, NOLA 70118.
Purchase your sponsorship here: https://willowspiritshop.square.site/shop/crawfish-sponsorship/11
DIII LHSAA Soccer State Champions!!! 🏆
Willow middle and high school singers will be the featured choir in Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's "The Music of John Williams" Concert this month! They will perform 3 pieces during the 2nd half of the program: "Dry Your Tears, Afrika" from Amistad, "Hymn to the Fallen" from Saving Private Ryan, and "Duel of the Fates" from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
You have 3 chances to catch them!
Saturday, Feb. 25 @ Orpheum Theater, 2pm
Saturday, Feb. 25 @ Orpheum Theater, 7:30pm
Sunday, Feb. 26 @ LaFon Performing Arts Center in Luling, 3pm
Tickets are on sale for the Orpheum performances at www.LPOmusic.com and for the LaFon Performing Arts Center at https://lafonartscenter.org/.
Meet on the Nashville side of the high school campus today (Thursday) at 12:15 to cheer on our boys soccer team before they head to the State championship game in Hammond. Go, Lions!
Our 7th graders in Ms. Guillory's American History class created shoebox floats honoring important African Americans. The project was part of their Black History Month celebrations. The students paraded through Morning Meeting with their Black History Month floats.
We had lots of great costumes and outfits! Happy Mardi Gras!
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High School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/EI1I0pStOxvF2/
Happy Mardi Gras! Stay safe!
Congratulations to the Willow Varsity boys soccer team for their 3-0 win in the Quarterfinal playoff game against E.D. White! Their semifinal away game against U Lab will be Saturday, Feb. 18 at 6:30.
Lots of wonderful discussions are happening in Ms. Maldonado's ELA class. On Wednesday, the students discussed with their partners the novel The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
Lots of wonderful discussions are happening in Ms. Maldonado's ELA class. On Wednesday, the students discussed with their partners the novel The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
On Wednesday, Ms. Lett's fifth-grade ELA students worked with our librarian Ms. Barrios to learn more about literature genres. They worked collaboratively in groups to identify the genres of given books.
To review for an upcoming assessment, 5th-grade students in Ms. Schwilke's and Mr. Solomon's classes played Bazinga. The students had a lot of fun reviewing materials for their assessments while playing the game.
Our 7th graders are working on a special project for Black History Month. Students are working on finding sources in the library database, answering research questions, and then creating some visuals that will be part of a group shoebox float parade. Stay tuned for more details on this special event!
During Morning Meeting, our Black History Month club is sharing a "spotlight" each day. Our "spotlights" are focused on biographies of African Americans from New Orleans who have made a positive impact on our city. Today, we learned about Matt 'Flukie' Suarez.
It's Valentine's Day at Willow Middle School! Happy Valentine's Day!
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